Keyword: "Agent Orange/dioxin"

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Overcoming Agent Orange pain

Overcoming Agent Orange pain

The war has gone by, but the pain still remains with many Vietnamese people, including those directly exposed to Agent Orange/dioxin or born with disabilities caused by the toxic agent. However, instead of accepting the unlucky fate, many AO victims have overcome difficulties and challenges, becoming useful members not only for their families but the society as well.

Vietnam attaches great importance to ties with US: President

Vietnam attaches great importance to ties with US: President

President Vo Van Thuong hosted US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on June 5, during which the State leader affirmed the importance that Vietnam attaches to cooperation between the two countries, describing the US as one of the leading partners of Vietnam.
Minister calls for donors’ housing support to poor, AO victims

Minister calls for donors’ housing support to poor, AO victims

Minister of Public Security General To Lam called on donors to continue joining hands to build houses for the poor and Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims, during the launch of a programme to give housing support to poor households and AO victims in the northern province of Hung Yen on March 13.
Vietnam attends US conference on war aftermath settlement

Vietnam attends US conference on war aftermath settlement

A delegation from the Office of the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences head by Colonel Le Dinh Vu attended a conference on war consequences and peace held by the US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington D.C. on October 11-12.
PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with USAID Administrator

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with USAID Administrator

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power in Washington D.C on May 13 (local time), as part of his activities while on a working visit to the US.
German media: plaintiffs and supporters of Tran To Nga’s lawsuit not deterred

German media: plaintiffs and supporters of Tran To Nga’s lawsuit not deterred

Many newspapers of German have run stories highlighting the lawsuit lodged by Vietnamese French Tran To Nga against 14 multinational chemical companies that produced the toxic chemicals sprayed by the US army in Vietnam during the war, affirming that the plaintiff and her supporters are not deterred by the ruling of a French court that the case fell outside its jurisdiction.
Hanoi ceremony marks US’s 243rd Independence Day

Hanoi ceremony marks US’s 243rd Independence Day

US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on June 11 to mark the 243rd Independence Day of his country (July 4), which was attended by Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh.
President reiterates Vietnam’s policy against nuclear weapons

President reiterates Vietnam’s policy against nuclear weapons

Vietnam has always been consistent with its anti-nuclear weapons policy and was one of the first countries to support, sign and ratify the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), President Tran Dai Quang wrote in his greeting message on July 31 to the 63rd World Conference against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs.
Revolution contributors to receive Tet gifts

Revolution contributors to receive Tet gifts

MoLISA has proposed presenting gifts worth over 386 billion VND (17 million USD) to contributors to the nation’s revolution on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.